If only that headline were a joke, but it appears it is very much a reality. It was announced earlier today (December 2), that Jersey Shore cast member Pauly D, or DJ Pauly D as he is referred to in the music world, has just inked a deal with 50’s G-Note Records, which specializes in Dance and Pop music. There were talks of this happening earlier in the year, but now it is official. He joins a roster that includes Hot Rod, Genasis, and singer Lea. Not only did 50 call Pauly D smart and creative, he also said that he is a “great addition to the G-Note and G-Unit family.” Riiiiiiight.

In other 50 news, he revealed via Twitter that his new project/EP, The Big 10, will be released next Friday, December 9, at Noon!

Kanye Talks About His Funeral and Grammy “Snub”:

“I was just thinking about my funeral and stuff a couple days ago and thinking who would be at the funeral…People who I want to be in the funeral? I wanna have world leaders that were, like, affected, that said, you know, ‘Kanye gave me my shot here.’ Or ‘he pushed me,’ or ‘he told me to believe in myself,’ or ‘when I saw this, it made me feel like that.’ I wanna affect people like that when I, like, pass away.”

For “Rap Album of the Year,” which one takes home the Grammy: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy or Watch The Throne??? Sound off!

Quickies:

-Kid Cudi’s “rock-oriented” album WZRD is officially complete according to his Twitter: “WZRD is completed. Mixing and mastering as we speak! Accomplished.” The first single is called “Teleport 2 Me”.

-Despite the Bey-Z camps saying that the first baby of Hip-Hop isn’t due until February, some people are suggesting that the baby could be arriving as soon as this month!

-J. Cole’s Cole World: The Sideline Story has been certified Gold!! Congratulations are in order for Cole who also just got nominated for “Best New Artist” at the Grammy’s!

-VH1 has just green-lit a made-for-TV biopic about girl group TLC that should air sometime in 2012. Group member Chili said, “The reality of this brings me to tears because I am seeing one of my dreams come to life. I always felt our story had to be told.” Looks like you’ve got some more checks coming, T-Boz!

-Toymakers Mattel have just announced that they’ll be creating a Nicki Minaj Barbie doll (yes, she also calls her fans “Barbies”) to auction off for charity next year.

-Big K.R.I.T. has announced that a new mixtape titled 4Eva & A Day will drop early next year before his Def Jam debut, Live From the Underground, is released.

-Buy a concert ticket through Ticketmaster in the past 10 years? If so, you could be getting refunded some cash along with a few million other people, thanks to the courts cracking down on the ludicrous fees they’ve been adding onto purchases for years.